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Natrona County

Table 17: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Natrona County, 2024-2025
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2025 2024 N % 2025 2024 $ % 2025 2024 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 40,157 40,029 128 0.3 $2,544,872,157 $2,457,476,583 $87,395,574 3.6 $63,373 $61,393 $1,981 3.2
0  Ownership - Private 34,468 34,257 211 0.6 $2,187,008,024 $2,114,252,314 $72,755,710 3.4 $63,451 $61,718 $1,733 2.8
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  99 100 -2 -1.6 $4,301,224 $4,062,226 $238,998 5.9 $43,557 $40,489 $3,068 7.6
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  71 78 -8 -9.6 $3,204,243 $3,141,354 $62,889 2.0 $45,239 $40,104 $5,134 12.8
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 2,049 2,111 -62 -2.9 $227,372,761 $236,512,543 -$9,139,782 -3.9 $110,963 $112,047 -$1,084 -1.0
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  279 381 -102 -26.7 $34,477,520 $50,100,570 -$15,623,050 -31.2 $123,540 $131,556 -$8,016 -6.1
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 136 106 30 27.9 $12,413,665 $9,227,168 $3,186,497 34.5 $91,391 $86,909 $4,482 5.2
213  Support Activities For Mining  1,634 1,624 10 0.6 $180,481,576 $177,184,805 $3,296,771 1.9 $110,442 $109,115 $1,327 1.2
22  Utilities  121 120 0 0.3 $14,633,322 $14,149,123 $484,199 3.4 $121,187 $117,498 $3,689 3.1
221  Utilities  121 120 0 0.3 $14,633,322 $14,149,123 $484,199 3.4 $121,187 $117,498 $3,689 3.1
23  Construction  3,047 3,261 -214 -6.6 $223,958,554 $251,235,807 -$27,277,253 -10.9 $73,507 $77,044 -$3,537 -4.6
236  Construction of Buildings  359 336 22 6.6 $20,480,876 $17,541,554 $2,939,322 16.8 $57,117 $52,142 $4,975 9.5
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  776 979 -204 -20.8 $62,171,869 $94,984,623 -$32,812,754 -34.5 $80,170 $97,022 -$16,852 -17.4
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  1,913 1,946 -33 -1.7 $141,305,809 $138,709,630 $2,596,179 1.9 $73,879 $71,298 $2,581 3.6
31  Manufacturing  2,037 1,994 44 2.2 $156,187,477 $149,602,328 $6,585,149 4.4 $76,669 $75,042 $1,627 2.2
311  Food Manufacturing  43 46 -3 -6.0 $1,006,252 $997,853 $8,399 0.8 $23,401 $21,811 $1,590 7.3
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  41 43 -3 -6.1 $891,034 $937,017 -$45,983 -4.9 $21,866 $21,580 $286 1.3
314  Textile Product Mills  14 19 -5 -24.8 $402,113 $544,019 -$141,906 -26.1 $27,886 $28,379 -$493 -1.7
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  42 45 -4 -7.8 $1,652,702 $1,654,547 -$1,845 -0.1 $39,748 $36,702 $3,045 8.3
325  Chemical Manufacturing  87 85 2 2.4 $5,449,477 $5,236,390 $213,087 4.1 $62,638 $61,663 $975 1.6
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  161 169 -8 -4.6 $10,250,887 $10,143,849 $107,038 1.1 $63,603 $60,023 $3,580 6.0
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  52 56 -5 -8.0 $4,209,187 $4,801,874 -$592,687 -12.3 $81,463 $85,488 -$4,025 -4.7
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  444 459 -15 -3.3 $33,250,680 $34,140,404 -$889,724 -2.6 $74,889 $74,393 $496 0.7
333  Machinery Manufacturing  147 165 -18 -11.0 $10,331,337 $12,119,177 -$1,787,840 -14.8 $70,363 $73,485 -$3,123 -4.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  48 53 -5 -9.3 $2,582,076 $2,628,495 -$46,419 -1.8 $53,515 $49,436 $4,079 8.3
42  Wholesale Trade  2,209 2,196 14 0.6 $188,640,024 $184,862,253 $3,777,771 2.0 $85,383 $84,201 $1,183 1.4
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  1,730 1,697 33 2.0 $154,327,950 $148,684,184 $5,643,766 3.8 $89,194 $87,625 $1,569 1.8
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  464 481 -18 -3.7 $33,021,882 $34,284,002 -$1,262,120 -3.7 $71,194 $71,214 -$20 0.0
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  15 17 -2 -11.6 $1,290,192 $1,894,067 -$603,875 -31.9 $84,603 $109,801 -$25,198 -22.9
44  Retail Trade  4,614 4,639 -25 -0.5 $180,542,938 $180,172,477 $370,461 0.2 $39,128 $38,839 $289 0.7
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  673 685 -12 -1.8 $43,140,331 $43,006,546 $133,785 0.3 $64,118 $62,760 $1,357 2.2
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  626 620 5 0.9 $29,833,784 $27,994,274 $1,839,510 6.6 $47,696 $45,146 $2,550 5.6
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  566 566 0 0.0 $18,745,476 $18,581,152 $164,324 0.9 $33,148 $32,853 $295 0.9
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  249 255 -6 -2.4 $12,037,603 $12,447,502 -$409,899 -3.3 $48,392 $48,862 -$469 -1.0
455  General Merchandise Retailers  1,187 1,179 8 0.7 $38,342,860 $36,314,786 $2,028,074 5.6 $32,298 $30,790 $1,507 4.9
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  186 207 -22 -10.4 $7,068,326 $8,581,653 -$1,513,327 -17.6 $38,104 $41,441 -$3,337 -8.1
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  383 379 4 1.0 $12,103,516 $11,894,423 $209,093 1.8 $31,616 $31,390 $226 0.7
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  225 212 12 5.7 $5,301,684 $4,922,509 $379,175 7.7 $23,616 $23,183 $432 1.9
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  522 536 -14 -2.6 $13,969,358 $16,429,632 -$2,460,274 -15.0 $26,783 $30,681 -$3,898 -12.7
48  Transportation & Warehousing  2,060 1,743 317 18.2 $185,942,255 $141,106,660 $44,835,595 31.8 $90,267 $80,952 $9,314 11.5
481  Air Transportation  69 69 0 -0.2 $4,390,584 $4,051,127 $339,457 8.4 $63,789 $58,712 $5,077 8.6
484  Truck Transportation  646 706 -60 -8.5 $51,375,166 $55,943,783 -$4,568,617 -8.2 $79,549 $79,240 $309 0.4
486  Pipeline Transportation  284 135 149 110.9 $39,710,129 $19,821,845 $19,888,284 100.3 $139,785 $147,188 -$7,403 -5.0
488  Support Activities For Transportation  584 391 194 49.5 $66,887,968 $39,202,443 $27,685,525 70.6 $114,452 $100,283 $14,169 14.1
492  Couriers & Messengers  378 407 -29 -7.2 $20,193,187 $20,956,448 -$763,261 -3.6 $53,445 $51,490 $1,955 3.8
51  Information  356 357 -1 -0.3 $22,125,131 $23,869,838 -$1,744,707 -7.3 $62,193 $66,924 -$4,731 -7.1
513  Publishing Industries 51 52 -1 -2.3 $3,929,045 $4,069,621 -$140,576 -3.5 $77,420 $78,383 -$963 -1.2
516  Internet Publishing & Broadcasting  69 77 -8 -10.3 $3,200,199 $3,631,359 -$431,160 -11.9 $46,380 $47,210 -$830 -1.8
517  Telecommunications  142 137 5 3.5 $10,563,148 $10,009,403 $553,745 5.5 $74,299 $72,886 $1,414 1.9
52  Finance & Insurance  1,019 1,009 11 1.0 $93,542,451 $82,348,595 $11,193,856 13.6 $91,769 $81,628 $10,141 12.4
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  549 547 1 0.2 $39,497,933 $36,319,325 $3,178,608 8.8 $72,011 $66,377 $5,634 8.5
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  334 329 5 1.6 $26,092,439 $23,312,108 $2,780,331 11.9 $78,140 $70,948 $7,192 10.1
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  962 1,003 -41 -4.1 $62,599,667 $63,120,577 -$520,910 -0.8 $65,078 $62,942 $2,135 3.4
532  Rental & Leasing Services  586 611 -25 -4.2 $43,911,575 $42,894,475 $1,017,100 2.4 $74,998 $70,213 $4,786 6.8
54  Professional & Technical Services  1,515 1,499 15 1.0 $134,128,853 $126,668,586 $7,460,267 5.9 $88,558 $84,488 $4,070 4.8
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  1,515 1,499 15 1.0 $134,128,853 $126,668,586 $7,460,267 5.9 $88,558 $84,488 $4,070 4.8
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  102 101 0 0.2 $10,193,732 $9,520,418 $673,314 7.1 $100,352 $93,955 $6,397 6.8
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  102 101 0 0.2 $10,193,732 $9,520,418 $673,314 7.1 $100,352 $93,955 $6,397 6.8
56  Administrative & Waste Services  1,418 1,430 -12 -0.8 $81,334,301 $69,686,205 $11,648,096 16.7 $57,365 $48,740 $8,625 17.7
561  Administrative & Support Services  1,314 1,342 -27 -2.0 $72,888,824 $63,619,725 $9,269,099 14.6 $55,464 $47,421 $8,042 17.0
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  104 88 16 17.6 $8,445,477 $6,066,480 $2,378,997 39.2 $81,465 $68,804 $12,661 18.4
61  Educational Services  251 217 35 16.1 $8,302,898 $7,157,473 $1,145,425 16.0 $33,024 $33,060 -$36 -0.1
611  Educational Services  251 217 35 16.1 $8,302,898 $7,157,473 $1,145,425 16.0 $33,024 $33,060 -$36 -0.1
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  6,251 6,103 148 2.4 $392,392,170 $376,472,190 $15,919,980 4.2 $62,773 $61,683 $1,090 1.8
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  2,470 2,392 78 3.2 $194,315,338 $184,524,636 $9,790,702 5.3 $78,684 $77,140 $1,544 2.0
622  Hospitals  1,554 1,540 14 0.9 $116,805,193 $114,352,792 $2,452,401 2.1 $75,176 $74,279 $897 1.2
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  908 899 10 1.1 $41,500,947 $39,715,418 $1,785,529 4.5 $45,689 $44,186 $1,504 3.4
624  Social Assistance  1,319 1,273 46 3.6 $39,770,692 $37,879,344 $1,891,348 5.0 $30,145 $29,758 $387 1.3
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  766 810 -44 -5.4 $20,668,218 $20,986,678 -$318,460 -1.5 $26,970 $25,915 $1,055 4.1
711  Performing Arts & Spectator Sports  162 161 1 0.8 $3,501,825 $3,115,351 $386,474 12.4 $21,594 $19,370 $2,223 11.5
712  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  31 32 -1 -3.7 $1,455,562 $1,382,574 $72,988 5.3 $47,723 $43,656 $4,068 9.3
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  574 617 -44 -7.1 $15,710,831 $16,488,753 -$777,922 -4.7 $27,387 $26,710 $677 2.5
72  Accommodation & Food Services  4,093 4,131 -37 -0.9 $96,456,229 $95,762,296 $693,933 0.7 $23,564 $23,182 $381 1.6
721  Accommodation  715 721 -6 -0.8 $19,114,420 $18,941,773 $172,647 0.9 $26,733 $26,284 $450 1.7
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  3,378 3,410 -32 -0.9 $77,341,809 $76,820,523 $521,286 0.7 $22,893 $22,527 $366 1.6
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  1,497 1,430 66 4.6 $83,557,598 $76,842,190 $6,715,408 8.7 $55,829 $53,720 $2,109 3.9
811  Repair & Maintenance  802 746 56 7.5 $58,027,620 $51,964,577 $6,063,043 11.7 $72,361 $69,642 $2,719 3.9
812  Personal & Laundry Services  297 284 12 4.3 $10,716,282 $10,354,659 $361,623 3.5 $36,122 $36,406 -$284 -0.8
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  387 386 0 0.0 $14,570,213 $14,199,033 $371,180 2.6 $37,698 $36,745 $953 2.6
814  Private Households  12 13 -2 -13.7 $243,483 $323,921 -$80,438 -24.8 $21,026 $24,137 -$3,111 -12.9
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 647 683 -36 -5.3 $63,733,365 $62,896,987 $836,378 1.3 $98,570 $92,134 $6,436 7.0
48  Transportation & Warehousing  169 180 -10 -5.8 $12,194,173 $12,252,161 -$57,988 -0.5 $72,014 $68,193 $3,822 5.6
491  Postal Service  169 180 -10 -5.8 $12,194,173 $12,252,161 -$57,988 -0.5 $72,014 $68,193 $3,822 5.6
92  Public Administration  419 443 -24 -5.5 $44,050,358 $43,401,676 $648,682 1.5 $105,112 $97,879 $7,233 7.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  56 56 -1 -1.6 $6,904,244 $6,710,770 $193,474 2.9 $124,401 $118,943 $5,458 4.6
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  237 245 -8 -3.1 $24,816,321 $24,565,836 $250,485 1.0 $104,600 $100,338 $4,262 4.2
926  Administration of Economic Programs  104 114 -9 -8.1 $10,152,077 $9,609,896 $542,181 5.6 $97,223 $84,609 $12,614 14.9
   
0  Ownership - State Government 779 770 9 1.2 $53,798,968 $51,833,448 $1,965,520 3.8 $69,039 $67,316 $1,723 2.6
92  Public Administration  635 627 8 1.3 $42,380,972 $40,639,349 $1,741,623 4.3 $66,776 $64,841 $1,935 3.0
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  18 17 1 4.9 $1,036,253 $949,574 $86,679 9.1 $58,119 $55,857 $2,261 4.0
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  121 118 4 3.0 $9,847,923 $9,042,704 $805,219 8.9 $81,106 $76,685 $4,421 5.8
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  240 241 -1 -0.4 $14,410,966 $14,099,570 $311,396 2.2 $60,026 $58,504 $1,521 2.6
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  98 98 0 0.3 $6,951,906 $6,805,164 $146,742 2.2 $70,880 $69,618 $1,262 1.8
926  Administration of Economic Programs  146 143 2 1.5 $9,438,936 $9,185,924 $253,012 2.8 $64,872 $64,089 $783 1.2
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 4,263 4,319 -56 -1.3 $240,331,800 $228,493,834 $11,837,966 5.2 $56,373 $52,899 $3,474 6.6
92  Public Administration  1,238 1,207 31 2.6 $76,169,171 $71,192,773 $4,976,398 7.0 $61,530 $58,999 $2,531 4.3
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  1,171 1,137 34 3.0 $71,685,576 $66,579,614 $5,105,962 7.7 $61,239 $58,561 $2,678 4.6
bNorth American Industry Classification System
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: July 2026.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26.